I was surprised and disappointed that several friends told me something like "Oh well they'll give you some pills and everything will be OK."

And then they would ask me what Parkinson's is, as they did not know anything about it. They were just trying to say something encouraging I guess.

For me, the standard go-to meds have not been effective in reducing my symptoms. So it's not as simple for me (and many others) as just popping a pill and going on from there.